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When the World Was Young by Elizabeth Gaffney

When the World Was Young: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the When the World Was Young audiobook runs 9.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Caitlin Davies (about 6.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.1listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish When the World Was Young at common listening paces
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30 min / day19 days
1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 9.1 hours, it is shorter than 67% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Caitlin Davies

Caitlin Davies narrates 270 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,537 hours in all.

All Caitlin Davies audiobooks, measured

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

When the World Was Young is an audiobook by Elizabeth Gaffney: a 9.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Caitlin Davies, released August 5, 2014, on the Historical (Fiction) and Drama shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.1 hrs
Narrated by
Caitlin Davies
Released
August 5, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Drama
ISBN
9781494572549

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the When the World Was Young audiobook?

When the World Was Young runs 9.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.1 hours.

Is the When the World Was Young audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates When the World Was Young?

When the World Was Young is narrated by Caitlin Davies.